twentyfold

[ adjective twen-tee-fohld, twuhn-; adverb twen-tee-fohld, twuhn- ]

/ adjective ˈtwɛn tiˌfoʊld, ˈtwʌn-; adverb ˈtwɛn tiˈfoʊld, ˈtwʌn- /

adjective

having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.

being twenty times as large, great, many, etc.

adverb

twenty times in amount or degree.

Origin of twentyfold

First recorded in 1600–10; twenty + -fold

Words nearby twentyfold

twenty-fifth, Twenty-fifth Amendment, twenty-first, Twenty-first Amendment, twenty-five, twentyfold, twenty-four, twenty-fourmo, twenty-four-seven, twenty-fourth, Twenty-fourth Amendment

Example sentences from the Web for twentyfold

It has been the fashion of our own age to beat out works into twentyfold and fiftyfold the size of those of Collins.
The Poetical Works of William Collins|William Collins
A detestable thing Tryst has done, a hateful act; but his punishment will be twentyfold as hateful!'
The Freelands|John Galsworthy
It has multiplied the product of labor here tenfold, there, twentyfold, and elsewhere a hundredfold and more.
Social Justice Without Socialism|John Bates Clark

单词	twentyfold
释义	twentyfold [ adjective twen-tee-fohld, twuhn-; adverb twen-tee-fohld, twuhn- ] / adjective ˈtwɛn tiˌfoʊld, ˈtwʌn-; adverb ˈtwɛn tiˈfoʊld, ˈtwʌn- / adjective having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc. being twenty times as large, great, many, etc. adverb twenty times in amount or degree. Origin of twentyfold First recorded in 1600–10; twenty + -fold Words nearby twentyfold twenty-fifth, Twenty-fifth Amendment, twenty-first, Twenty-first Amendment, twenty-five, twentyfold, twenty-four, twenty-fourmo, twenty-four-seven, twenty-fourth, Twenty-fourth Amendment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for twentyfold It has been the fashion of our own age to beat out works into twentyfold and fiftyfold the size of those of Collins. The Poetical Works of William Collins\|William Collins A detestable thing Tryst has done, a hateful act; but his punishment will be twentyfold as hateful!' The Freelands\|John Galsworthy It has multiplied the product of labor here tenfold, there, twentyfold, and elsewhere a hundredfold and more. Social Justice Without Socialism\|John Bates Clark
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